Shane O'Meara (born 26 April 1992) is an Irish actor, known for his roles as Connor Mulgrew in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road[1] and Sean Donoghue in the BBC medical soap opera, Doctors.
Shane O'Meara | |
|---|---|
| Born | Shane Francis O'Meara 26 April 1992 Wicklow, County Wicklow, Ireland |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Television | Waterloo Road Doctors |
Personal life edit
O'Meara was born in Wicklow. As a child, he moved to the United Kingdom with his family, where he grew up in Livingston, Scotland, and attended St. Margaret's Academy. He has two brothers, Ryan and Allen, and a sister, Sionainn. He attended Edinburgh Telford College from 2009–2010 studying Drama and pursuing a National Certificate in Acting and Performance. He also attended Dundee College from 2010–2011, studying for a Higher National Certificate in Acting and Performance. O'Meara later moved to Manchester, England.[citation needed]
Career edit
O'Meara is best known for playing Connor Mulgrew in the eighth and ninth series of Waterloo Road, as the son of Christine Mulgrew (Laurie Brett), a new English teacher then Headteacher. O'Meara left the programme in January 2014 before making two reappearances in March 2014. He has also played Sean Donoghue in the award-winning BBC soap Doctors in 2015.[2] In 2014, he appeared on the CBBC panel show The Dog Ate My Homework.[3] He also appeared in the award-winning short Wifey Redux[4] as a young Aiden McArdle in 2015. O’Meara is currently set to star in the movie adaptation of Peter Flannery's best selling novel First and Only.[5]
References edit
- ^ Published Tuesday, Oct 16 2012, 16:28 BST (16 October 2012). "'Waterloo Road' star Shane O'Meara teases shock fire drama - Waterloo Road News - Soaps". Digital Spy. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Insignificant, Series 17, Doctors - BBC One". BBC.
- ^ "Episode 8, Series 1, The Dog Ate My Homework - Credits - BBC - CBBC". BBC.
- ^ "WIFEY REDUX - a short film based on the story by Kevin Barry / Directed by Robert McKeon". Wifey Redux.
- ^ Film, British Council. "British Council Film: First and Only". film.britishcouncil.org.
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